What is the Difference Between Ubuntu and Debian?

What is the Difference Between Ubuntu and Debian?

Major Differences;

1. It is a distribution that uses the Ubuntu Debian kernel. He set out by taking Debian as his example,
2. Uses Debian-Installer as the Ubuntu setup wizard,
3. Ubuntu is mostly preferred by desktop users, it is user friendly,
4. Debian is preferred for more systematic functions (Application and Database server etc.)
5. Debian has been around for over 20 years,
6. Ubuntu releases updates every 6 months, Debian releases updates every 2 years,
7. If you are new to using Linux, Ubuntu will be more useful for you.
8. Ubuntu is the most used Linux distribution today.

Detailed explanations;

Ubuntu is a free and free linux distribution based on Linux. Ubuntu is currently the world's most common desktop Linux distribution with over 20 million users.

Ubuntu, everyone can use freely; It consists of software that it is free to publish, copy and modify and develop its codes. The majority of these are free software / open source software, secured under the GNU General Public License.

Ubuntu is developed under the sponsorship of Canonical Ltd., owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. Canonical offers Ubuntu completely free of charge to all individual and corporate users, and aims to generate revenue by supporting organizations seeking technical support. Because Canonical Ubuntu offers open source and free software, it does not have to develop an entire operating system alone, thanks to its voluntary users who use and develop this operating system worldwide. The enhancements made by all the Linux contributors also directly develop Ubuntu based on it.

Debian, born in 1993, is prepared by volunteers from around the world; GNU/Linux is a completely free Linux distribution based on different kernel options such as GNU / Hurd. Debian, which is one of the most common GNU / Linux distributions, also; It is also a source for many GNU / Linux distributions such as Mepis, Ubuntu, Knoppix, Linux Mint, Xandros, Elive, Parsix, and Pardus, and is preferred on many well-known Web sites, including Google. Debian can run on many hardware platforms such as i386, AMD64, PowerPC, SPARC, DEC Alpha, ARM, MIPS, HPPA, S390, IA-64 along with different operating system cores. In addition to the hardware and kernel richness it supports, the most important thing that makes Debian unique compared to other distributions is that the software within the scope of the distribution has completely free license terms, there is a Debian Social Contract to control and perpetuate software freedom.

Ian Murdock, founder of Debian, a student at Purdue University in 1993; In his article titled "Debian Manifesto", he explained Debian's mission and philosophy. Accordingly, Debian represents one of the first democratic communities on the Internet. In 1996, when Ian Murdock was replaced by Bruce Perens; Ian Murdock is still working in Debian.

References

• Podcast, What is Debian
• Podcast, History of Ubuntu